Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js. observed · 2026-10-16
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 92
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 40
- age_days: 5140
- days_rel: 167
- days_push: 52
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
41778 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-10-16
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.97
Hexo is a fast, simple, and powerful static site generator built on Node.js. It lets you write posts in Markdown and generate a full static website with themes and plugins.
Use cases
- Create a personal blog with Markdown posts and custom themes
- Generate a static documentation site for a project
- Deploy a website to GitHub Pages or other static hosting with a single command
- Build a fast, SEO‑friendly marketing site without a backend
- Convert existing content into a static site for better performance
When to choose
- You need a lightweight, fast static site generator with a large ecosystem of themes and plugins
- You prefer writing content in Markdown and want easy deployment to static hosts
- Your project is Node.js‑centric and you want to integrate with other npm packages
When to avoid
- You require a full‑featured dynamic CMS with server‑side rendering
- You need built‑in support for complex data fetching or real‑time features
- You prefer a framework written in a language other than JavaScript/TypeScript
Facets
framework · maturity active
static-site-generator cli templating web-framework api-framework web-development cms frontend cross-platform cli browser blog markdown theme npm hexo-cli hexo-server static-site nodejs
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo · fetched 2026-10-16 · 177fd2f574df
- homepage: https://hexo.io · fetched 2026-09-14 · d41c2f52f133
- site_page: https://hexo.io/docs · fetched 2026-09-14 · 2c933c04d5d4
- site_page: https://hexo.io/about · fetched 2026-09-14 · 4a09d71c5e29
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hexo · fetched 2026-09-14 · 6edb7102d35a
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hexo-cli · fetched 2026-09-14 · cda12437b9f1
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hexo-server · fetched 2026-09-14 · dddaf8992cb5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hexojs/hexo | main | 83 |
| hexojs/site | docs | 77 |
| hexojs/hexo-cli | backend | 67 |
| hexojs/hexo-server | backend | 60 |
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